Because we’re looking at the problem from the wrong end.
The small boats are not a crisis, only in that they add to the real problems:
- The rapidly growing shortage of hotels for asylum seekers;
- The interminably long delay for those people to have their applications processed.
Solve THOSE two problems … in an efficient, humane and legal manner … and the actual boats become a minor distraction, easily handled through a better process.
In addition, you solve the shortage of hotels … by solving the delays to processing of asylum applications.
By the way, in #London, The #ULEZ Expansion being implemented by Mayor Khan ...
... is by stipulation of the Tory Government in 2020.
1/3.
Precisely, by Transport Minister (at the time) Grant Shapps, to Sadiq Kjhan, 14/05/2022, Section 12, Part (h) .. as a part of the Central Government TFL Pricing Agreement.
2/3.
More precisely, this letter :
(This is why Shapps has been so silent on the matter)
So a Care ‘Charity’ set up by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had 1 employee, who not only had never worked in the arena, but was a former employee of Jeremy Hunt who resigned in disgrace, and who’s now re-employed by Jeremy Hunt, and received 2/3 of the charity’s income as salary.
In addition the ''charity' pledged to use donated funds to research and report on Patient Care.
Research completed : Unknown.
Reports published : Zero.
For a few weeks I have been evaluating @bikemap and @komoot as cycle mapping applications.
One or t’other, not both, would get my hard earned monthly fee.
Well, a decision has been made.
Actually, enforced upon me by an unethical business practice.
Having used both of the free versions, I had decided to go with @bikemap, until today when having not used the app for a couple of weeks I discovered something absolutely atrocious.
@jdpoc I created a number of routes on @bikemap, and followed them on the cycle for navigation purposes but I now find suddenly that that feature has been suddenly withdrawn.
THIS DAY in 1933, a refugee arrived at #Dover with a patchy work history and no ties to this country, fleeing oppression from the #Nazi regime who had burned his books and turned his home into a #Nazi Youth Centre.
The UK Authorities misplaced his papers.
His landing card - his only documentation at the time - was lost and only rediscovered in 2011.
The Daily Mail urged readers to boycott his lectures raising money for other refugees from the #Nazi regime.
Apparently he wasn't good enough, and didn't qualify for refugee status, him being only a Nobel Prize winning world-acclaimed scientist and renowned Professor.